Army to brief industry next week on new technologies to keep combat vehicle crews safe

WARREN, Mich., 7 May 2013. U.S. Army armored combat vehicle designers will brief industry next week on current and future vetronics research efforts aimed at keeping vehicle crews safe in attacks from a wide variety of anti-armor weapons.

Officials of the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center's (TARDEC's) Ground Systems Survivability group in Warren, Mich., will discuss the group's programs, budgets, and acquisition strategies through 2019.

-- kill avoidance involving fire suppression and protection, as well as vision protection from lasers;

-- mechanical countermine, and blast mitigation; and

-- vehicle occupant protection involving seats, restraints, and sensors. All briefings will be for official use only (FOUO), Army officials say.

Briefings will be from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on 16 May 2013 -- next Thursday -- at the Selfridge Air National Guard Base dining facility, Building 164, 43156 Wagner St., in Harrison Township, Mich., northeast of Detroit.